Grind TV, September 23rd 2013
Park ranger in Peru captures rare and comical image showing a cane toad after a bat had flown into its mouth, leaving only the wings and tail visible
A park ranger in a remote Peruvian forest recently encountered a creature that appeared to be some sort of alien.
It was short and stumpy, with large purplish ears protruding from the sides of its mottled brown head. It’s tongue, also purplish, was long and pointy.
But upon close inspection the mysterious creature turned out to be a ground-dwelling cane toad, which somehow had just caught a bat.
Yufani Olaya, the ranger who was patrolling in Cerros de Amotape National Park, supplied the image to Rainforest Expeditions. The eco-adventure company posted the photo on its blog under the headline:
“What the heck is going on in this picture?”
Continued: Alien-like creature is actually a toad with a very big appetite
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Wow ! What a shot !
I can't imagine bumping into this ...taking a walk.![]()
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Excellent... it's worth following the link to see how it ended.
Lol very cool but funny article!
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